Nazm - by me

अरमां मेरे  हर रोज़ , क्यों जलते हैं दिल में ,

कैसी आग हैं ये , जो कभी बुझ सकती नहीं..

 

हर रोज़ होती हैं , किस्मत से जंग मेरी ,

हार जाता हूं मगर , हार मानता मैं नहीं ..

 

एक अरसा हो गया , चलते - चलते मुझको ,

सोचा कई बार , मगर रुका मैं नहीं ..

 

फिर रुक कर जब देखा , शीशें में ख़ुदको ,

जानता था वो चेहरा , मगर पेहचाना मैं नहीं ..

 

दिल करता हैं उतार दूँ, नक़ाब मैं बहादुरी का ,

एक मुद्दत हो गई, मगर रोया मैं नहीं ...

 

🖋 Kumail Saif

Shayari - by me

बोहोत कीमती हैं तजुर्बे , ये  ज़िन्दगी मे बड़ी सीख दे जाते हैं ,

अज़ीज़ हैं मुझे वो लोग, जो तजुर्बों के तोहफ़े दिया करते हैं ।

 🖋Kumail Saif

 

उलझन है कि, नादानी भली या हैं समझदारी बेहतर ?

आखें जब खुली, तो कई चहरे अज़ीज़ ना रहे..।

  🖋Kumail Saif

 

ये ख़्वाब, ये ख़यालात, ये जज़्बात तेरे,

अक्सर जो दिल-ओ-दिमाग़ पर छाए रहते हैं..

क्यों न इन्हें अल्फ़ाज़ों में उतार दिया जाए,

क्या पता कुमैल, कोई शायरी निकल आए ..।

 🖋Kumail Saif

 

दिन भर कि भाग-दौड़ थका देती है मुझे,

और आखों के ख़्वाब रात को सोने नहीं देते..।

 🖋 Kumail Saif

 

ज़रा नींद पूरी कर लुं मैं, कुछ ख्वाब और सजा लुं मैं..

इस सर्द सुबह के दामन से, कुछ रात और चुरा लुं मैं

 

 🖋Kumail Saif

 

 

इस फ़लसफ़े को अपना कर हमने ,

ज़िन्दगी सहल अपनी कर ली।

 

जब सुहाने मौसम आए, तस्वीरें बनाते गए हम ,

जब रंज-ओ-ग़म ने घेरा, शायरी हम ने कर ली।  😀

 🖋Kumail Saif

Poem for my Son - Adil

The words used in this poem are the early words that he learned to speak. The mentions of the activities and plays are actually what is happening in the house -- Apr 2019

Karbala-Najaf tour

The tour was aimed to visit religious places in Iraq in the cities of Karbala and Najaf as below:

1 - Imam Hussain a.s. Holy Shrine - Karbala
2 - Maoulana Abbas ibn Ali holy Shrine - Karbala
3 - Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Holy Shrine - Najaf
4 - Kufa Masjid  - Kufa

Day - 1 - Arrived at Najaf airport. Traveled to Karbala by bus. Did Ziyarat of Imam Hussain A.S, and Moulana Abbas ibn Ali.

Imam Hussain a.s. Holy Shrine - Karbala

Moulana Abbas ibn Ali Holy Shrine - Karbala

Day - 2 - Did Ziyarat of Ibrahim and Muhammed, sons of Muslim bin Aqeel at a place called Musaib, 40 kilometers away from Karbala.

Group Selfie at Musaib.

Ziyarat - Muhhamed & Ibrahim, Sons of Muslim bin Aqeel.- Musaib.

Day -3 - Went for ziyarats in and around Karbala. 

1 - Farm house (wadi) of Imam Jaffar us sadiq. 

2 - Khaima gah - A place where tents of the family of Imam Hussain a.s. were put up at the time of Battle of Karbala. 

3 - Zaineb tekri - A place from where Zaineb a.s (sister of Imam Hussain a.s.) saw the shahadat of Imam Hussain a.s. 

4 - Hurr ibn Yazeed Shrine. Hurr was one of the first martyrs in the battle of Karbala who was on the side of Imam Hussain a.s. 

Khaima gah - Karbala

Zaineb Tekri - Karbala

Hurr ibn yazeed Shrine - near Karbala.

Day - 4 - Traveled to Najaf Al Ashraf from Karbala. Did ziyarat of  Moulana Ali ibn abi Talib.

Holy Shrine of Moulana Ali ibn Abi Talib.

Day - 5 -  Did ziyarat of Hur and Saleh Nabi, Rasheed al hajree and mesam ut tamman. and then visited Kufa masjid for evening Namaaz. 

 Hurr and Saleh Nabi Ziyarat - Najaf 

Rushaid al Hajree ziyarat near Najaf.

Masjid al-kufa  - Kufa

 Day - 6 - Did ziyarat at Moulana Kumail shrine and visited place called Hannana, where Imam Ali's Janaza had passed from and due to which the trees of dates were bent down to show respect and mourning. After martyrdom of Imam Hussain a.s. , it is known that his head was kept at this place and due to which the trees of dates were dried out.

Masjid al-kufa 

Masjid al-kufa  

Masjid al-kufa gate -Baab Asghabaan 

(known after the miracle Imam Ali showed when the snake(asghabaan) entered Masjid through this door(baab) and had conversation with Imam Ali to solve difficulties faced by it)

Day - 7 - Did Ziyarat of Imam Ali and left for airport in the afternoon for the return flight to Mumbai. 

Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib holy shrine entrance - Najaf

Few more pictures of the trip --- 

@ Terminal T2 - CSI airport Mumbai. 

Iraqi man walks by, outside Zaineb Tekri - Karbala 

A replica of mashqi(water bag) outside Moulana Abbas ibn Ali holy Shrine - Karbala

(In the memory of his martyrdom which came when he was carrying water to quench thirst of his family members )

Tea at a restaurant - Najaf

Selfie outside Imam Hussain A.S. holy Shrine. 

@ Imam Hussain a.s. Holy Shrine - Karbala

@ Moulana Abbas ibn Ali holy Shrine - Karbala

Julus (Procession) outside Imam Hussain holy shrine - Karbala

Janaza(Coffin) being brought to pass through Imam Hussain & Moulana Abbas holy shrine, before burial - Karbala

Kabristan (cemetery/graveyard) at Najaf called Wadi-us-Salaam. It is known to be the largest and one of the oldest graveyard in the world, which has around 5 million bodies buried.

Traffic Police Patrol on the street- Najaf

Najaf Al Ashraf Airport - Najaf

Dil aakhir tu kyun rota hai ?

One of the best poetries I have come across in recent years is the one from film Zindagi na milegi dobara; written by Javed Akhtar.

Jab jab dard ka baadal chaya
Jab ghum ka saya lehraya
Jab aansoo palkon tak aya

Jab yeh tanha dil ghabraya
Humne dil ko yeh samjhaya
Dil aakhir tu kyun rota hai

Duniya mein yunhi hota hai
Yeh jo gehre sannate hain
Waqt ne sabko hi baante hain

Thoda ghum hai sabka qissa
Thodi dhoop hai sabka hissa
Aankh teri bekaar hi nam hai
Har pal ek naya mausam hai

Kyun tu aise pal khota hai
Dil aakhir tu kyun rota hai....